VANCE, JACK (JOHN HOLBROOK VANCE) — Araminta Station
New york: Tor Books, 1988. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Boris Vallejo. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The cover art illustration is by Boris Vallejo. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "1. The Purple Rose System of Mircea's Wisp: (Excerpted from the Worlds of Man, by Fellows of the Fidelius Institute) Halfway along the Perseid Arm a capricious swirl of galactic gravitation has caught up ten thousand stars and sent them streaming away at an angle, with a curl and a flourish at the end. This is Mercea's Wisp. " "John Holbrook "Jack" Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote 9 mystery novels using his full name John Holbrook Vance, three under the pseudonym Ellery Queen, and one each using the pseudonyms Alan Wade, Peter Held, John van See, and Jay Kavanse. Some editions of his published works give his year of birth as 1920.". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
